Princess Ryans Knickers:Amazing how many articles appear on other sites like Digg's front and then here hours or a day later.

Princess, if you want to see what really shows up on Fark's door step you should pony up the $5/month, I can attest you will get the same shiatty experience as Digg or any other aggregator with less conservative submission approval processes.

Yankees Team Gynecologist:raerae1980: I'd like more details, like when and how the water got in. I'd also like to see more pics. This could have been an interesting article.

The water didn't get in. Sounds like even if there were more details you wouldn't have read them.

Um, I did read the article. And looked at the picture. It's a terribly written article and I missed the link to Huffpost and its additional photos/info . That being said, you don't have to be a dick this morning. Jeez *eye roll*

Q: How many years did it take to plan and build the Red Sea Star?A: Planning the "Star", forming the concept, attaining all required permits etc. took approximately 4 years and the actual building of the site took an additional four years.

Wow....if that place has been abandoned as a restaurant/entertainment complex, a lot of money was thrown into the ocean for nothing.

Red Sea Star Underwater Restaurant, Bar and Observatory ReviewThis amazingly designed restaurant is 5m (16 ft.) below the surface of the Red Sea, with thick Plexiglas windows that give you an octopus-eye view of the surrounding fish, corals, and other creatures. The decor is fantasy oceanesque, with sand floors covered by a layer of clear epoxy; velvet, sea urchin cushions on the chairs; starfish lighting fixtures; and wavy blue underwater light filtering through the subsea pavilion from natural sources by day and artificial sources by night. It may sound campy, but the details are so well done that the effect is enchanting -- you find your attention torn between the underwater vistas outside the windows, and the interior decor, overflowing with marine shapes and textures. The food is average, but the basic experience is fun. Denise, a fish from the Red Sea, leads the list of fish (though you may not feel comfortable dining on a sea creature while its family and friends glide past the windows). The restaurant becomes mostly a bar by 10pm. Both adults and kids enjoy the decor, but service can be slow enough to test the patience of visitors regardless of age. Tours come through and are led to an often worn-out buffet table -- avoid it.

starsrift:Pray 4 Mojo: If it's underwater... how did it get dusty inside?

Anyone?

It's not leaking, it's just submerged to give an underwater view. It's a shirtsleeve environment. Hell, you can see an empty plastic bottle resting on a table in one of the pics.

Yeah... I know it's not "flooded"... but... dust comes from settling particles in the air... if the thing is submerged and sealed... the only dust to settle would have been what was in the air when it was closed up... and that wouldn't be much. How did it continue to get dusty?

Pray 4 Mojo:Yeah... I know it's not "flooded"... but... dust comes from settling particles in the air... if the thing is submerged and sealed... the only dust to settle would have been what was in the air when it was closed up... and that wouldn't be much. How did it continue to get dusty?

The residual sadness from years of desperate men and strippers' broken dreams?

Thurston Howell:Pray 4 Mojo: Yeah... I know it's not "flooded"... but... dust comes from settling particles in the air... if the thing is submerged and sealed... the only dust to settle would have been what was in the air when it was closed up... and that wouldn't be much. How did it continue to get dusty?

The residual sadness from years of desperate men and strippers' broken dreams?

Pray 4 Mojo:starsrift: Pray 4 Mojo: If it's underwater... how did it get dusty inside?

Anyone?

It's not leaking, it's just submerged to give an underwater view. It's a shirtsleeve environment. Hell, you can see an empty plastic bottle resting on a table in one of the pics.

Yeah... I know it's not "flooded"... but... dust comes from settling particles in the air... if the thing is submerged and sealed... the only dust to settle would have been what was in the air when it was closed up... and that wouldn't be much. How did it continue to get dusty?

It's only about fifteen feet under water at the shore, so I don't expect that it's sealed to outside atmosphere at the above-water-line entrance. It's also very likely that the infrastructure that runs everything, including the HVAC system, is above the water and in a little outbuilding on the shore.

TWX:It's only about fifteen feet under water at the shore, so I don't expect that it's sealed to outside atmosphere at the above-water-line entrance. It's also very likely that the infrastructure that runs everything, including the HVAC system, is above the water and in a little outbuilding on the shore.